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Wallpaper* Design Awards 2025: Charli XCX’s album campaign was a masterclass in culturally impactful marketing
Described as ‘four blurry letters centered in a puke-green square’, Charli XCX’s 'Brat' album campaign is more than just a colour, but a way of life
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Inside Cercle Odyssey: the immersive new travelling concert experience
First launching in Paris, Mexico and Los Angeles, the ambitious project aims to bring the great outdoors to the gig space
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Thirty years after Dog Man Star, Brett Anderson looks back on Suede's album covers
Brett Anderson talks cover art, photography and iconic imagery
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New Jay-Z coffee-table book dives into the Brooklyn rapper's archives
'Book of HOV: A Tribute to Jay-Z' is a hefty tome for a hefty talent
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The year's most creative album artwork
While the album cover may be less visible than it was in the age of the music megastore, it's still a vital part of the creative process. Here are our pick 2024's most inspired record sleeves.
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Bringing Brat to life: we meet the designers behind Charli XCX's victory-lap tour
An exclusive interview with Cour Design's Jonny Kingsbury, the stage and lighting designer behind Charli XCX's new Brat tour
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A new Björk installation arrives at Centre Pompidou
An immersive sound piece by Björk and Aleph brings AI and ecological art together at the Centre Pompidou in Paris
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Bringing the audience in: why artists are building their homes on stage
From Sabrina Carpenter to Rex Orange County, artists are reimagining their stage sets as extensions of their own homes. Lisa Wright meets set designers Stufish to find out why
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17 questions for Michael Kiwanuka
As he prepares to release his fourth album 'Small Changes', we ask Michael Kiwanuka some of life's important questions
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Tate Modern to host Aphex Twin listening experience
A free listening event for Aphex Twin's reissued album 'Selected Ambient Works II (Expanded Edition)' on the 25th of October
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The Fender American Ultra II combine made-in-the-US quality with contemporary tech
A deluge of new products from Fender shows the iconic guitar manufacturer still knows how to innovate and entice
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Björk announces Cornucopia: The Book
The photographic documentation of Björk’s otherworldly tour
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'Anything I put out into the world, I want to be a prayer': musician Laura Marling on eschewing traditional merch for tarot-inspired prints
As Laura Marling prepares to release her eighth album, 'Patterns in Repeat', Craig McLean learns about another artistic pursuit that occupies her time
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'She made me feel like I could, and should, be myself': SOPHIE's friends and collaborators on her enduring legacy
It's been nearly four years since boundary-breaking electronic music producer and artist, SOPHIE, tragically passed away. As fans are gifted a last, posthumous album completed by her loved ones, music critic El Hunt reflects on her remarkable legacy
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Balenciaga Music and Italian singer Mina collaborate on wearable music
Balenciaga Music has collaborated with Italian singer and style icon Mina, which marks her first foray in working with a fashion house and launching official merchandise of any kind
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Pharrell Williams on his new space-themed Lego set and movie
Pharrell Williams tells Wallpaper* why he is so excited about working with Lego
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Artists reflect on David Bowie's life and lyrics for a War Child auction
Artists, including David Bowie's childhood friend and album art designer, George Underwood, have interpreted a David Bowie lyric for an upcoming War Child exhibition and auction
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Inside our exclusive New York event with guest editor St. Vincent
To mark the launch of the October 2024 issue of Wallpaper* we threw a party at Dover Street Market – with a very special guest
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‘Musically, the passage of time is about human existence’: Brian Cox on working with IWC and Hans Zimmer
Physicist Brian Cox and composer Hans Zimmer were inspired by IWC’s new Portugieser watch collection for their musical collaboration
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From ‘Masseduction’ to ‘All Born Screaming’, browse St. Vincent's fashion archive
St. Vincent has perfected the art of stage presence. As part of her October 2024 Wallpaper* guest editorship, she invites us for a tour of her fashion archive, unpacking her past looks and personas
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St. Vincent on designing her Klaus Nomi-inspired guitar line
St. Vincent is a Wallpaper* guest editor for 2024. Here, she unpacks her long-standing relationship with the guitar. It started with wearing one in front of a mirror. Who knows how it ends. But somewhere in the middle, there is fun and freedom and a well-tailored instrument
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Guest editor St. Vincent and Alex Da Corte on making the dark and uncanny world of All Born Screaming
St. Vincent is a Wallpaper* guest editor for 2024. Here, the shape-shifting musician deliberates with her long-time collaborator, conceptual artist Alex Da Corte, about the human condition, finding inspiration in dark places, and the merry dance with chaos that is a creative's path
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The Mercury Prize nominees for 2024 have been revealed
Charli XCX, The Last Dinner Party and Beth Gibbons are amongst this year's nominees
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Moog’s mood-altering Labyrinth and five more new synthesizers and sound tools
Explore soundscapes and ambient realms with these new synthesizers and other desktop composition tools for shaping all forms of audio
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‘Air Play Moon Safari’ is an audio-visual, retro-futuristic experience
With the ‘Air Play Moon Safari’ tour in full swing across Europe, the USA and Mexico for the rest of 2024, we explore the design of the French band's White Box stage
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The story behind Arcadia's dragonfly: Glastonbury's newest addition
At this year’s Glastonbury festival, its newest addition celebrated the earth and the bringing together of people – as well as putting on one hell of a party. Wallpaper* was invited for a tour.
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At Glastonbury’s Shangri-La, activism and innovation meet
Glastonbury’s south-east corner is known for its after-dark entertainment but by day, there is a different story to tell
